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How Towns Are Coping With Irene’s Effects

Friday, 09/23/11 Noon and 7pm

Lars Gange & Mansfield Heliflight
A destroyed home in Rochester.
In the communities hit hardest by Tropical Storm Irene, local officials have been putting in long hours to help their towns recover from this disaster.

Rochester Representative Sandy Haas, Wilmington Representative Ann Manwaring and Waterbury Representative Rebecca Ellis relate how their towns initially responded to this crisis, what the situation is currently and the biggest challenges they face before winter.

Plus, retired Middlebury College Political Science Professor Eric Davis offers his opinions on how Irene has altered Vermont's political landscape for the 2012 campaign.

And we listen back to the voices in the news this week.

In This Program

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Irene Alters Vermont's Political Landscape

Retired Middlebury College Political Science Professor Eric Davis believes Irene has altered Vermont's political landscape for the 2012 campaign.

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Voices In The Week's News: September 23, 2011

These were some of the voices in the news this week.

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